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Student Spotlight: Interview with Barbara Ross
Mar 28, 2023

Q: What led you to want to earn a doctorate degree?A: Fulfilling a vision.  Q: What phase of the program are you in?A: Qualifying Exams.&nbs...

Gwynne Shoaf and Karen Anderson Present at DRIVE Task Force Conference
Mar 28, 2023

Current and former students of the Doctoral Program recently presented at the DRIVE Task Force in early February. Educator leadership programs serve a...

Domer Graduate Student Research Award (2022-23)
Mar 28, 2023

Melinda Frank was awarded the Domer Graduate Student Research Award for 2022-2023. This award was established to provide assistance for thesis researc...

Dr. Mark Poarch named NC Community College President of the Year
Feb 2, 2023

Dr. Mark Poarch, President of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and an alumnus of the Reich College of Education’s Doctoral Pr...

Doctoral candidates and their committee chairs.

Six Doctoral Candidates Graduate December 2022
Dec 19, 2022

On Friday, December 16th, six doctoral students walked at the University's Commencement Ceremony. Congratulations, Doctors!...

Dr. Laura Shears

Shears Recognized as the 2022 Naylor Award Recipient
Dec 12, 2022

During the annual Doctoral Symposium, Dr. Laura Shears was awarded the Alice P. Naylor Outstanding Dissertation Award for the 2021-2022 academic year....

Olivia Sikes and Committee Members

Successful Dissertation Defense by Olivia Sikes
Nov 21, 2022

Defense Date:  October 28, 2022Dissertation Title:  The Intersectionality of Motherhood and Educational LeadershipDissertation Committe...

Gwynne Shoaf and Committee Chair and Members

Successful Dissertation Defense by Gwynne Shoaf
Nov 21, 2022

Defense Date:  October 27, 2022Dissertation Title:  Problematizing the Deficit Discourses of People with Autism and Autism Parents: A P...

Rachel Nelson and Committee Chair and Members

Successful Dissertation Defense by Rachel Nelson
Nov 21, 2022

Defense Date:  October 26, 2022Dissertation Title:  Learning to Teach in Troubling Times: A Critical Narrative Analysis Exploring Becom...

Deidre Isom and Committee Members

Successful Dissertation Defense by Deidre Isom
Nov 21, 2022

Defense Date:  October 24, 2022Dissertation Title:  Fostering Social Emotional Competence of Educators Through a Virtual Professional Learni...